Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 54, p. 262. See also Marie Cruz Soto, PhD "Inhabiting Isla Nena, 1514--2003: Island narrations, imperial dramas and Vieques, Puerto Rico" (University of Michigan dissertation, 2008), Works number was 53727 in September 1920.
For the CPG, the "peligro" (danger) would turn out to be plunging prices worldwide for sugar. Always a small plantation on the island of Vieques, the CPG would outlast the Central Vieques, the only other Central on the little island and the first to close in 1927. The CPG struggled on until it finally surrendered and declared bankruptcy in 1939. It's not quite clear what happened to the plantation Mogul at that point.
For other fauna on Vieques, a more persistent peligro would present itself beginning in 1941 when the US Navy acquired the island in 1941 to use for aerial and naval gunfire bombardment practice.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Peligro |
| Locobase ID | 14487 |
| Railroad | Central Playa Grande |
| Country | USA-Puerto Rico |
| Whyte | 2-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 9 |
| Road Numbers | 8 |
| Gauge | 2'6" |
| Number Built | 9 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1920 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 7 / 2.13 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 13.50 / 4.11 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.52 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 34.54 / 10.53 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 13,333 / 6048 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 40,000 / 18,144 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 46,000 / 20,865 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 33,500 / 15,195 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 79,500 / 36,060 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1500 / 5.68 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 650 / 2460 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 22 / 11 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 33 / 838 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 185 / 1280 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 11" x 16" / 279x406 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 9225 / 4184.39 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.34 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 60 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11.33 / 3.45 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 42.20 / 3.92 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 9.10 / 0.85 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 396 / 36.80 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 396 / 36.80 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 225 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1684 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1684 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 7807 |
| Power L1 | 3509 |
| Power MT | 580.20 |